Rachael Dean Wilson

Managing Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy and US Elections
Washington, DC Office
Alliance for Securing Democracy
Staff,
GMF Expert
My Areas of Expertise:
Authoritarian Interference Elections
United States

Rachael Dean Wilson is managing director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at GMF, where she leads work on US elections and political analysis. Driven by her belief that safeguarding democracy must involve all Americans, Wilson has spoken in cities across the country about the importance of building democratic resilience to autocratic efforts to undermine democracy. She has commented on election security issues for print and broadcast news outlets ranging from The Washington Post and C-SPAN to WVTM-TV Birmingham and The Arizona Republic. 

Wilson served in senior roles on Capitol Hill and political campaigns, and has experience in corporate communications and PR consulting. She worked for the late Senator John McCain for six years, most recently as his Senate communications director and advisor to his 2016 reelection campaign. Wilson received a bachelor’s degree in communication in public service from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in global policy from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. 

Media Mentions

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Rachael Dean Wilson
“ Their proven strategy is to amplify the most polarizing and extreme content to further divide the electorate. If their strategy incites or contributes to inciting violence, it would serve their ultimate goal of chaos. ”
VOA
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Rachael Dean Wilson
“ We have a tendency to solve problems only after they emerge, not ahead of time. But this is the moment, if we ever need to be very forward-thinking of the things that could go wrong in our elections and bolster them, now is the time. ”
Votebeat

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